CKDM is encouraging people to Put Your Money Where Your House is and support locally-owned businesses.
Chuck Davidson, the President and CEO of the Manitoba Chambers of Commerce says locally owned businesses have had to change the way they do things over the last few years.
"We're always encouraging local businesses, and some of the things that they've done over the course of the pandemic as well, has been to provide that opportunity to do online and they've been creative in terms of making sure that there that they are able to compete and then they are able to be competitive on some of those stages as well."
Davidson says that keeping money in the community is the best way to grow your local economy.
"What we’ve really identified over the last couple of years is the importance of the business community in local communities in terms of what they give back, the jobs that they create, the investments that they make in the business, you know what they do for a community, the sponsorship that they provide for some of the programs running community as well it is extremely important and I think it's also important is that to make sure that these businesses can not only survive but also thrive, they need the local community to show their support."
Martijn Van Luijn, the Economic Development Manager for the City of Dauphin, will join me on-air Saturday, November 26th at 8:30 a.m. to talk about the benefits of a thriving local business community.
